[AskEurope] Fellow Europeans, what is the aspect of USA lifestyle that surprises you the most? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to c/europe@feddit.de

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First of all, let's try to avoid American-bashing, and stay respectful to everyone.

I'll start: for me it's the tipping culture. Especially nowadays, with the recent post on !mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world with the 40% tip, it just seems so weird to me to have to pay extra just so that menu prices can stay low.

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[-] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

I’ll start: for me it’s the tipping culture. Especially nowadays, with the recent post on !mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world with the 40% tip, it just seems so weird to me to have to pay extra just so that menu prices can stay low.

The silver lining is it isn't forced, unlike all other forms of price gouging. I tip 15% and that isn't changing.

[-] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

It shouldn't indeed, but then you have service charges you cannot opt-out of such as here https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/1840098

[-] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Then I take my business elsewhere. That's deceptive pricing.

[-] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely

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